The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-05-14

THE work under contracts on the mon
itors Terror and Amphitrto is practically
finished, and the Navy Department is con-
sidering the nature of the tests that must
be successfully undergone before the yes
sells are accepted by the Government.
JonN NJ. PLEASANT chief of the Tusca-
rora Indians, located upon the reserva-
tion in the town of Lewiston n. Y, died
on the 9TH, aged seventy-seven years. lie
was chosen chief of the tribe when only
seventeen years old, and has always been
noted for his excellent judgment in the
administration of the affairs of the tribe.
IT now seems that Captain Mackay
Lomasney was not killed while trying to
blow up London bridge few years ago,
as was announced at the time, He is at
present actively engaged in preparing the
explosions that the meliniters have on
their cards to emphasize the Queens
jubilee.
THE lumber yard of Abraham Steers, in
the Harlem district, New York, was
burned on the night of the 18th, and stock
valued at about Sl00, 90 was destroyed; in.
surance, $4,000.
E. OLIVER. of BeardsleY Ill, jumped
from west-bound passenger train on the
Burlington road from Kansas City, tc
Denver on the 18th, at Iowa Point, and was
| drowned IN the Missouri.
TnE fire at Nagy-Karoly, Austro Hun
gary, was caused by terrible storm of
of wind, which carried sparks to a distant
woodward and set fire to it. Altogether
four hundred houses were destroyed, and
| 5000 people, deprived of homes, are camp
ing in the open air.
ISAAC MACE, of Chelsea, Ind, has writ
ten to the Governor that he has made i'm
portant discoveries of valuable minerals
in Jefferson County He incloses to the
Governor small nugget of gold ore,
which he claims he found in his prospect.
ing. The ore was submitted to a jeweler,
and was found to contain gold.
1T is current rumor in Washington that
England intends to Guido the United
States in the way OF hospitality toward
the Queen of Hawaii, in order to counter
act the friendly feeling produced in the
mind Of the Queen toward the United
States Government by the courtesies
shown her.
SARA BERNHARDT got mad at Omaha
and succeeded in getting herself Kissed.
w lLLiAM OlACdHIEh d lcdulnS i've
stock man of New Mexico, was assassin
ated near Socorro, on the 18th.
ALL the brewers of San Francisco have
discharged their union men. About two
hundred men were thrown out of work.
TIE butler of one of the foreign minis.
tiers at Washington recently took a rur
over TO Baltimore, registered as the min
lister himself, accepted dinners and Other
social courtesies from some "irst fami
lies" and now that his identity is re
vealed "horrdn sensation is in full
bloom.
A HOT sirocco blew the whole of las
week throughout Hungary parchint
vegetation and rendering it infammable
At Toroczko three hundred houses were
burned and four lives were lost. The con
fiagration lasted two days. At Rusk
burg church and thirty sever
houses were destroyed. NAM
houses were burned at the village O
Meregyo. At Eperics all the churches
and public buildings were destroyed anC
the cemetery wasdeyastated. 1t is est
mated that the total losses will exceed
S2,5l0,0OO All the Hungarian and many
Austrian insurance houses are involved